Transition from ‘Kickoff Workshops’ to ‘Season Workshops’

As we noted in a blog back in September, FRC will not be hosting live workshops at FIRST Headquarters before Kickoff as we have done in prior years. The live workshops were nice, but only a small percentage of FRC teams could attend in person, and while the workshops were recorded so other teams could view them later, it can sometimes be a challenge to follow workshops that were recorded real-time in front of an audience. Assembling a workshop not intended for a live audience allows more flexibility in the presentation of material and gives a chance for folks from just about anywhere to get involved in content creation. Also, teams no longer have to wait until after kickoff to see the workshops for themselves – they’re available now, pre-build season, when things are slightly less hectic.

This is another ‘something new’ FRC is trying this season. Let us know what you think!

Little new things like the Andymark PDV in exchange for foregoing a kitbot. There's already been plenty of new stuff before the season. No need to rumor monger when he explicitly said there aren't any game hints in the post.

The website doesn't list a time for the broadcast to start. Is it still 10:00am as usual? Also, NASA doesn't list the program on their broadcast guide. Is it going out over NASA TV as usual or will it be web only?